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Registration for the annual Kentucky Becoming an Outdoors Woman workshop in September is now open. The weekend program is designed for women 18 and older who want to learn more about the outdoors and develop skills related to the hunting, fishing and boating pastimes.
The event is Sept. 20-22 at the 4-H Leadership Center on Lake Cumberland in Jabez. BOW is sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.

Let us celebrate with moderation, Nerlens Noel’s good fortune this celebratory week (July 4).
A multi-millionaire, ($2,640,600, according to NBA Rookie pay scale), the newest Philadelphia 76er is probably house shopping for mom, gated community of course. And, assuming he has a driver’s license, a shiny new car to go with tailored and monogrammed wardrobe, while his agent negotiates a product endorsement or two.
Noel has arrived. Life is good, right?
Well, maybe.

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate rose to 8.1 percent in May from 7.9 percent in April, according to the state’s Office of Employment and Training.
The preliminary May jobless rate was 0.2 percentage points below the 8.3 percent rate recorded for the state in May 2012.
The U.S. seasonally adjusted jobless rate increased to 7.6 percent in May from 7.5 percent in April, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Spencer County 4-H was well represented at the 2013 Teen Conference at the University of Kentucky June 10-13. Lilli Hanik, Owen Baxter, Becca Walker, Shelby Wertz, and Breanna Lyons represented Spencer County. Mollie Tichenor, agent; Tonya Tucker, program assistant; and DJ Pressley, summer intern, served as chaperones for the group.
Congratulations to Shelby Wertz for representing Spencer County and District 3 on 2012-2013 State Teen Council.
Congratulations also to Wertz for being recognized for receiving her Bronze Honors Award.

The State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest was Tuesday, June 18, at the Muhlenberg County Ag Center in Powderly. Spencer County had eight participants in the contest. Connie Jeffiers, livestock leader and coach, did a great job at coaching and motivating all of the team members. The awards were June 19 in Muhlenberg County at a local church.

I can hardly wait for this year’s first harvest of summer squash and it should be any day now. There is fruit set and you know how quickly squash can mature. Last year’s crop was not so robust because of the record heat so I am optimistically counting on a bumper squash crop this year- the weather is certainly on our side.

On June 1-2, the Spencer County 4-H Horse Club, the “Trailblazers,” attended the District 3 Horse Show at Lakeside Arena in Frankfort. District is a regional pre-qualifying competition for the 4-H State Horse Show in July.
On June 1, Kelsey Bishop participated in the Western Pleasure Division. Kelsey did a great job in Division 3 and was named the high point exhibitor for her division, which is quite the honor.

Kentucky has an abundance of trees—about 12.4 million forested acres. In Eastern Kentucky, forests are full of dense stands of hardwoods. In Western Kentucky, you’re more likely to see a riparian forest along a winding river, and in Central Kentucky, stately bur oaks often populate urban landscapes. Regardless of the species or climate, these forests help all of us breathe cleaner air, drink cleaner water, enjoy forest wildlife and we use products from them every day.

Elk Creek Baptist announces VBS
Elk Creek Baptist Church will host its “Hay Day” vacation Bible school celebration through Saturday from 6 to 9 each night.
VBS is for ages 3 through high school, and the church is located at 5734 Elk Creek Road.
For more information, contact the church at 502-477-2730 or visit www.elkcreekbaptist.com.